2 held at DU over crude bomb explosions

The Dhaka University students have arrested two individuals after they allegedly exploded crude bombs and attempted to flee from the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) area on Monday evening.

The incident took place beneath the university's metro rail station around 6:45pm on 9 November. The detainees have been identified as Abdullah Al Jobayer alias Jamil, 26, and Jabir Salehin Dipu, 27.

A Chhatra Dal leader claimed that a bag containing bombs was also recovered from them. They were later handed over to Shahbagh police station.

According to sources, a crude bomb exploded beneath the metro rail station adjacent to TSC at around 6:45pm. Following the explosion, students and locals caught one of the suspects while he was attempting to flee. He was subsequently handed over to Shahbagh police. The detained person was identified as Abdullah Al Jobayer Jamil.

The other detainee was identified as Jabir Salehin Dipu, 27. His parents are Zahid Hossain and Sabina Ahmed. His home district is Bagerhat, and he reportedly lives in a rented house in the capital's Kalabagan area.

Mehedi Hasan, international affairs secretary of Dhaka University Chhatra Dal, told the Daily Sun, "Today, we caught leaders and activists of a banned organisation red-handed while they were throwing crude bombs near the metro rail station adjacent to TSC. We also recovered a bag full of bombs from them. We later handed them over to Shahbagh police station, and the bomb disposal unit recovered the explosives."

Earlier, multiple crude bomb explosions rocked different parts of the Dhaka University campus on Sunday evening, triggering panic among students and visitors. The explosions reportedly occurred at at least six locations between 6pm and 7pm. Chhatra Dal leaders and activists detained three people in connection with the incident and handed them over to Shahbagh police.

According to eyewitnesses, the explosions took place near the university's administrative building, in front of the Vice-Chancellor's Square, near the Mukti O Ganatantra Toron (Liberation and Democracy Arch) adjacent to Nilkhet, around TSC and in front of the Nawab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Building. Explosions were also reportedly heard near Jagannath Hall, Shahbagh and the Bangla Academy area.

Eyewitnesses said several explosions were heard in the TSC area on Sunday evening. Two people allegedly attempted to flee after setting off crude bombs but students and locals caught them. They were subsequently beaten and handed over to the university's proctorial team, which later transferred them to Shahbagh police.

Initial accounts suggested that the crude bombs might have been thrown towards TSC from the direction of Suhrawardy Udyan. However, the identities of those responsible for the explosions could not be established immediately.

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DU Proctor Prof Md Israfil Prang said students detained two people following the explosions in the TSC area and handed them over to the proctorial team. They were initially taken to the proctor's office before being transferred to Shahbagh police.

He added that the university authorities were reviewing CCTV footage to establish the circumstances surrounding the incidents.

With Monday's incident, crude bomb explosions have occurred on the Dhaka University campus for two consecutive days.